Diego Loyzaga hopes Cesar Montano, Sunshine Cruz make peace

MANILA, Philippines — It has been a while since Cesar Montano was seen by the public, after he and wife Sunshine Cruz split up.

It was early last year when the two had a fall out, following reports that Cesar engaged in an illicit affair with starlet Krista Miller.

Though Cesar has been under the showbiz radar lately, he gets to spend more time with his son, Diego Loyzaga.

"He’s happy, I see that he’s happy. I’m happy that he’s happy," Diego said in an interview on Thursday. "So nakikita ko siyang masaya siya, nagba-basketball kami, lumalabas kami, okay kami."

Diego, however, said there are days when he sees his dad bothered.

"Malungkot siya kasi hindi niya nakikita mga anak niya, do’n ako naapektuhan. Ako, I don’t get to see them anymore," he said.

Still, Diego knows his place in the family and refuses to meddle meddle in his parent's problems. His concern is how the situation, coupled with the public's scathing remarks, would affect his three younger sisters.

"Ako naiinis ako kasi nakikita kong naaapektuhan mga kapatid ko," he said. "Hindi nila alam na pagtanda na ng mga kapatid ko ... siyempre alam nila ang problema iba 'yon, naranasan ko 'yon sa mommy at daddy ko. Ayaw ko lang mangyari rin sa mga sisters ko."

Now that he gets to spend more time with his dad, Diego said he gets a lot of advice from him, but not about girls.

"He doesn’t give me advice na one at a time [sa girls], kasi alam niya na alam ko na 'yon," he replied, when asked if Cesar advises him to take it easy with girls.

"Pero pati ako, wala akong karapatan na magsabi sa kanya ng gano’n. Kasi lahat naman po ng tao nagkakamali, e. So 'yong nangyari sa kanya, sana lang maayos. 'Yon na lang po tayo. Sana maayos 'yong problema. 'Wag lang tayo mag-focus sa nangyari kung hindi baguhin na lang, gawan ng paraan, at ayusin 'yong problema," Diego said.

Diego, having entered his parents' industry, will soon star in TV5's "WATTPAD Presents" episode "Mr. Popular Meets Ms. Nobody."

The 19-year-old actor said he's still under Star Magic, and his talent management arranged the deal with TV5.

Unlike his usual roles, Diego said he is the "martyr" this time around.

"Ako 'yong patay na patay kay Shaira Mae pero bilang best friend ni Kyle [played by Mark Neumann], wala akong magagawa. Hanggang tulong at payo lang ako. Pero abangan nila sa dulo sino magkakatuluyan," he shared.

Mr. Popular Meets Ms. Nobody also stars Shaira Mae, Pam Mendiola, Lander Vera Perez, Shirley Fuentes, and Carlos Morales. It airs Monday to Friday, starting September 29, 7PM.